which Tripod ?

[perrano]

wondering which tripod to get .... Jessops have their " Major Carbon Fibre Tripod" which has a magnesium alloy head for £79 at the moment ?

anyone got this one ? people say that Red snapper are good ones ?

help please !!!

 

[perrano]

oh so helpful !!!!!!

 

[powell7]

i had the same thing happen mate,have a look at my post on page 2,all rounder tripod.might help.

 

[awp]

you're not going to get much of a tripod for £79.00 - keep saving.

 

[perrano]

thanks !!!

 

[awp]

True I'm afraid - good tripods and heads are expensive - cheap tripods are worse than useless.

 

[simonkit]

Redsnapper is your answer - not a "major" brand but very well built & sturdy all the same - obviously you do get what you pay for & they can't compete with the top-end gear but you probably wont get anything better near your budget, although 2nd hand is worth thinking about too

http://www.redsnapperuk.com/camera-accessories/Supports_And_Head_Combo_s.html


Simon

 

[mteam]

Got to agree redsnapper great value and quality, I'm really impressed with mine

 

[Nod]

Just bitten the bullet and ordered a Giottos vitruvian CF tripod as a travel 'pod and will report on my opinions of it when it's arrived and I've had a play.

My main tripod at the moment is a Manfrotto 190 Pro (Old type with the slightly fiddly horizontal column) which wasn't particularly cheap (£80 a few years ago) but is stable and not light, topped with a 322 RC2 head (trigger type ball head) - very easy to set up and rigid enough for my kit and needs. The whole kit is a bit heavy for long treks (but I'm too lazy for that sort of trekking too, so no great problem!) and for taking on holiday, so the CF option for the vitruvian seems a good idea (mainly for the travel rather than the trekking) - I would like to put a Manfrotto head on it to keep all the supports RC2 compatible as far as QR goes but since it'll be mainly travel, I can suffer with swapping one QR plate over before we go.

 

[perrano]

just been into Reading shopping and went into Jessops got myself a Giottos MTL9271B PRO Tripod which was reduced down to £79, and when they checked stock it was for sale for £49 !!! so grabbed it up quick and got a Goittos MH5001 head for £45 ! Bargin i recon? its a good solid tripod at and all for under £100...

thanks for your advice abount getting a decent solid tripod people i am sorted now !